drum bum

Dave innes is the best Aberdeen drummer I have seen, he is technically very good and has a good touch, his dynamics could be a little better but his low strokes and high strokes have a good range so he gets let off with the lack of dynamic control. He doesnt wear ear protection tho and thus will be feeling the effect of years of noise abuse, and in my book this puts him at the top of the stupid drummer poll too.

Good information mark, here is a little few addons to what mark posted and things to remember when tuning drums... Always put the head into the hoop first and never straight onto the shell,, if the hoop is out of round or buckled in anyway then this is where you will notice it and if its an older kit you have then there is a good chance that it's not just right. If the integrity of the shells or bearing edges are compromised in anyway then the kit may be un-tunable and then you can only expect to get out something resembling a half decent tone. Plastic polyfilm (PET) heads DONT stretch very well, they have a high tensile strength so they just get tighter then snap, so never go ott on tightness. Bring the heads up to a resonating point, its really just trial and error you should hear more body in the tone produced, then work from there until you hear what you think is right for what your doing. And lastly dont worry, most drummers walk around with badly tuned kits and beginners are entitled to do it. drumbum

Why is a silloette of mickey mouse on the card??? Mike

Yeah in your dreams. Mike

Hey check out Tony's new dvd called "pure energy" and he's also on John Reshards "22" album, just now he's playing for lazyeye, he's a fantastic drummers drummer.. Mike

Try and source 'virgil donati's - Power drumming' Theres exellent exercises in there for pedal workouts and if I can remember properly he uses the '90 degree' rule. I guess seat height is down to personal preference, I usually go by 'not too high and not too low' but comfortable. Mike

Will you be jamming the polska? Polonaise?

WTFs that? Is there a lesson in there somewhere? I think the best bet for someone starting out in aberdeen would be give to check out your local youth project they usually got some stuff happening in there for young musicians, I remember Japo doing the rounds along time ago. Also check out your school, if your still playing in 6 months and your getting the hang of it then give a teacher your money, Archer and Nick will take you down a proven path that will give you the confidence and facility to do your own stuff, Im not saying I like how these characters teach but for a beginner I doubt you'll get any better, they are a bit pricey tho. Mike

Where's PlanetX? This list is shit...

Is that you trying to spin more rumours? Ill start with my distortion of the truth. 4 electricians dressed in spandex (one was called bobby by the way), had wired the shop wrong a long time ago, when the problem was found the insurance would'nt cover so people could come in, the shop had to be rewired again and closed for the duration. The tru story is, Al qeada had planned to bomb Pro-sound, the MOD found documents in a small town in Iraq detailing a mission involving snare drums packed with explosives, they came in and closed the shop down while the searched for the WMD. mike

I cant wait, Im gonna be checking out Polar bear, cathie rae, Jazz review, Gary gibbs, Tommy smith. Its the first time Ive been able to attend any jazz festival gigs, I was working offshore the last time. I usually go down to edinburgh and glasgow they have a great jazz/funk scene down there but it's great aberdeen is catching up.. Which ones are you guys checking out?

So after all the piffle about how shops work and 200 quid trips to glasgow (Im sure BA do a 60 return to glasgow from aberdeen), we can agree prosound offers a better deal than rnb and brucies? And if your willing to wait and get a better deal then buy online.. Mike

Yeah the doom rumours are all out in force when they dont know whats happening. But it's good news all round, now I can look forward to picking up my cymbal stand at the end of the month. And continue my protest against Rnbs crap stock, dodgy staff and brucies inflated prices. mike

Pro-sounds back open again, I spoke with mike yesterday, apparently it was some electrical failure. Its good news... mike